Im Jahr 1968 wurde die Cork County Hall an der Carrigrohane Road zum höchsten Gebäude der Republik Irland. Seine Höhe wurde erst 40 Jahre später mit der Fertigstellung des The Elysian in der Eglinton Street, dem neuen höchsten Gebäude des Landes, übertroffen. Cork verlor den Rekord zehn Jahre später mit der Eröffnung des College Square in der Grafschaft Dublin. Mit dem Albert Quay Tower (der Bau begann in diesem Monat) wird Cork in den nächsten ein bis zwei Jahren den Titel des höchsten Gebäudes der Republik (und der Insel) zurückerobern. Wenn alles nach Plan läuft, wird es schließlich durch einen 35-stöckigen Turm am Custom House Quay ersetzt.
Heute wurden Planungen für einen neuen 16-stöckigen Turm gegenüber dem Elysian auf der Anglesea Terrace eingereicht. Zu den Planungsunterlagen gehörte diese Fotomontage, die aktuelle Bauten, genehmigte Bauten und den neu geplanten Anglesea Terrace-Bau kombinierte.
Foto von Cork City Consult
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1of2e6f
Von Puzzleheaded-Dot831
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The more high rises, the better. Time to stop living in the past and finally deliver on that much needed housing.
What are the chances of the Custom House Quay development going ahead? The development across the road by the same developers has stalled
Not so much high rises but that view will also be over the [realigned Horgans Quay road](https://consult.corkcity.ie/en/consultation/cork-north-docks-public-realm-and-transport-infrastructure), which will brighten up that part of the city a lot, giving a new quayside set up for pedestrians, hopefully with a good bit of greenery as well.
It looks wonderful, got the proportions right, they could do more of that
cork should continue as the true capitol of ireland.
https://preview.redd.it/6s7sbjplg3xf1.jpeg?width=1024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=87073be6db3aa3f1f710104d02bcd528e466b3eb
Much better
Can’t they at least go a bit Shard-like, for a hint of variation? All those repeated hard rectangles make your brainwaves hit the wrong frequency. Or something.
At this rate cork will have a proper tower before Dublin will
10 years away since 1999…
Brilliant bring it on!
🙌🙌🙌
Why were we ever against high rise? Was it purely an excuse for nimbyism or was there actually a reason
Good
Great to see!
Meanwhile Dublin can neither build up or down.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXsQAXx_ao0
I like it. Very retro compared to Cork today.
Why can’t it just be beautiful like Dresden. All the buildings in these pictures were built in the last 25 years
https://preview.redd.it/16et3b3z14xf1.jpeg?width=865&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=41d8cba87fa853546e88ea6e8567e376d7412e62
Controversial opinion, but I actually think this looks kinda cool. I know that skyscrapers don’t usually fit with the traditional character of an Irish city, but Ireland desperately needs more housing density – especially in the city centres.
The lack of high rises in the country is embarrassing considering our housing issues
Verdansk
Capital Dock (73m) replaced the Elysian (71m) as the tallest building in Ireland in 2018. Since then both the Exo (2021, 73m) and College Square (2025, 82m) are taller.
Currently the tallest building in Ireland is the Obel Tower in Belfast, which stands at 85 meters (279 feet) tall. The tallest building in the Republic of Ireland is Capital Dock in Dublin, measuring 79 meters (259 feet).
Doesn’t say anywhere what height this will be exactly.